xí muội

Vietnamese

Etymology

Corruption of Cantonese 酸梅 (syun1 mui4).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [si˧˦ muəj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [sɪj˨˩˦ muj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [sɪj˦˥ muj˨˩˨]

Noun

xí muội

  1. (Southern Vietnam) salted Chinese plum; smoked plum
    Synonym: ô mai
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